Bull sharks were once thought to have been 'trapped' in Lake Nicaragua at over 100' above sea level, but it has been discovered that they swim 119 miles back and forth via the San Juan River to the Caribbean, even negotiating rapids to get there. They are diadromous and can pass between salt and fresh water as they please. Pups are born in fresh water but have to develop a tolerance for salinity.
I could be wrong but I thought I remember reading something saying they had found one along the Illinois Iowa border on the Mississippi which would be much further than St Louis. From what I've read all the real far north bull shark sightings on the Mississippi were a long time ago I know they're definitely in the south to this day because I see plenty of videos of people catching them. As to how far north they travel nowadays I don't know and since I live in Illinois it probably don't want to know LOL
When I was growing up we lived 3 miles from the Mississippi River in Lake County Tennessee. I fished there every chance I got and I caught a lot of catfish and ells but never a shark. I love the old mighty Mississippi.
So awesome. I live in Canada but only live a 3 hour drive from the headwaters of the Mississippi, it's only like 10 feet wide there lol. A bucket list trip for me would be driving along and fishing the entire length of the Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf. Cheers!
One nice thing about river fishing, it's always a mixed bag. I normally fish for walleye and muskie on the hundreds of lakes in my area, but once a year me a some buddies camp out on an island on the Mighty Miss and fish for four days. We fish just a little up the river from you, about 1000 miles (1600 km.) as the crow flies. Haven't caught any sharks yet though 😉 Stop by our camp for all the beer you can swill and some big fish stories if you get the chance.
When you’re fishing for sharks you have to let them take the bait. You don’t pull back and start reeling as soon as you feel something. A lot of the times they will come and snatch half your bait and then have to turn around to get the second half where the hook is. Even if it seems like they’re peeling drag on the initial bite you still need to wait to make sure the entire bait gets inside their mouth before you set the hook
@@kingfishone2345 I fish Tampa bay. All we use is circle hooks and 1+lb mullet. You have to give them line, or you will fail the hook set virtually every time.
@feeshyfeeshy We are catching 50 and 6olb adult drum in Pamlico Sound right now. The are getting ready to hit the inlets and hit the beaches, Tarpon are leaving as well.I live on the outer banks of NC.Catchemup!
@@chesterwells2824 - Yea I have trouble getting good hooksets with circle hooks as opposed to J hooks. I usually use shiners for freshwater. You're supposed to do a sweeping motion for circle hook hooksets right?
Wow this brings back memories of growing up next to Ol’ Misspi. About an hour north of Memphis. The 3 biggest catfish I have ever seen in person all came out of the Hatchie river, which is a sub river off the Miss. near Covington TN. Nice fishing man!!
I enjoyed the video... grew up fishing the Missouri, the Mississippi and the Illinois rivers, along with many creeks and lakes in the Missouri and Illinois region. This is the first I have seen a shark in the river! Louisiana is famous for good food, bet you know some good fish recipes. I have caught Thresher shark in California (Pacific Ocean) and they are great eating. I wonder how those Bull shark taste out of the Mighty Mississippi?
I grew up fishing the Mississippi river of narleans and never seen such fishes that you been catching b4. Maybe the fancy catfish but we call it like it is. If it looks like a cat, we call it a cat. Them fancy names are interesting
Do you soak the filet‘s in milk? Just curious. I grew up catching em in NO. We never ate them. I just asked my padna why 40 years ago we never ate them. He said you gotta soak them in milk 🤷🏼♂️
I'm From Buras, I get PO'ed when I have buy fish. Just fishing on the river like are you doing use to be amazing. I kept the fridge filled with cats, gaftop and reds. as well as crabs when the river was low.
So he made multiple new shark angler mistakes. 1. Must give sharks time to eat. Give them line prior to setting the hook. Sharks like to do an initial kill strike and than return to feed. 2. Crimped double barrels incorrectly and will not withstand substantial shark of any size. 3. You need much longer mono leader due to sharks tail whipping and rolling. 4. Much better Terminal leader material than basic single strand wire leader.
Years ago I seem to remember that the gafftopsail weight record in Alabama was barely more than 8 or 9 pounds that one was a real good size I found out that out after I through back what I guess was 12 lb in jetties in Perdido key Alabama .my step bro told me it was a world record after telling him how big I had no idea it was so small of a record.i just looked the record now is 10lb.nuce video
Great catch! I've been fishing 🎣 this Mississippi River (Missouri) with my blazer ss boat for a year and still trying to land my 1st Mississippi catfish
Wouldn't mind fishing with you someday caught some big donkeys at the fly but never fished west Bank enjoy the videos meet you at city park awhile back my name is Pierre.
Are you still rockin that new bike that you did that little video about? Just curious how your diggin it? I know you mentioned some things here and there about it while you were trekking to your spots following that video. Just wondering your thoughts on it? Thanks
In 1997 a 9 ft. Bull shark was caught by commercial fishermen. I worked for ACBL and seen the shark from the wheelhouse. I quit swimming in the green river that very day.
Very nice. Looks like a nice little shady shore spot. I don’t mean to sound ignorant, but do Tarpon and Reds come up there? Just curious. I’m from the northeast snd never fished those parts. Tight lines.
I could have gone my whole life not knowing there are bull sharks in freshwater rivers. I have caught (and released) many 6+ foot long sharks in the surf but I really don't need them in fresh water.
lmfao I love how calm and brutal fishing is. "calm down little guy" *sticks hook in back* *fish gets cast as bait and belly flops* *runs away in terror from shark* *gets bitten in half in a struggle between the shark and the hook in his back*
Live in paducah kentucky right on the Ohio. Blue cat fishing in my boat I had a three way rig on 80lb power pro cut like paper in a semi circular pattern. Using silver carp as bait. I think they go further more often than people think
@@xisotopex Asian carp managed it, eels manage it, is it so unfathomable that a bullshark would? Especially given the incentive of a massive new food source *the carp*. In addition it is proven they have been north of me in Alton illinois, and further up the Ohio river in the much more recent past.
The eels, for anyone saying they are freshwater migrate to the sargasso sea in the Atlantic Ocean and then return...through the locks and dams. They are actually listed on several DNR websites.
@@xisotopex of course they cant. Thus proven by round goby, zebra mussels, eels, Asian carp, bull sharks, alligator gar. My point is if you add the incentive of a massive new food source *unfamiliar with your knowledge of just how many Asian carp are in our river systems* with the fact that bull sharks venture into fresh water, wouldn't it just seem logical if not probable that they would visit in ever increasing numbers?
A large bull shark would take off on a run that you would need to follow in a boat to keep your line from running out. Do you catch any blue cats there?
Thats why you use right size reel with enough line capacity and with proper drag. To deal with the initial run of larger sharks when shark fishing from shore.
In Louisiana, they have found a new species of bull shark that doesn’t even swim back to salt water. Strictly in freshwater. They are bottom feeders/scavengers that wait for dead things to roll down the river.
I would take some braided line and put a stinger on just above the tail tale of the live bait so that if it bites it in haft you still have the hook in there use a stainless steel one and tie it to the eye of the fist hook
Cool vid, but maybe make your presentations a little more stealth. Those bulls can definitely get a visual on the big 10 O hook nsuch. Enjoyable content and thank you..tight lines to you 🙂🌞
I know for sure that two bull sharks were found comatose in lake pepin, which is around red wing,MN. It's a lake formed by the Mississippi River. So they have made it that far. I believe it was around 2006 or so
SHARK FISHING IN MISSIPPISSI RIVER WOULD LOVE TO FIND A PLACE ON THE RIVER AND CAMP OUT AND FISH AT NIGHT WHEN THE BULLS ARE ACTIVE 4 FT TO 5 FT THAT WOULD BE A CATCH GREAT VID KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Always remember, "A small hook can catch a big fish but a big hook won't catch a small fish!" Ive fished shark here in Australia for 20++ year's, my trick is to use a salmon "gang hook" set-up with no less than 3 6/0's Guarantee you'll keep the a hook or two in,
@feeshyfeeshy very true, never missed shark hookups. A shark's a shark. They see and smell food? Attack mode is engaged! A fish will see shiny and run, hence why I love sharks, it attracts them. 👍
Braid helps feel when the bait and weight hit bottom, and you can see him hold the line itself after it's hit the water, plus you get way more line on your spool.
@@Angel_hb oh okay, I been using mono sometime I get it down but sometime I can go fishing for hours and there no bite I guess my bait isn’t at the bottom
@@CloudFT If you've got enough weight for the current it's gonna get down no matter the line, you just won't be able to tell, and some times, I know of some guys boat fishing for cats that keep it a foot or two off the bottom. Cats will still get it plenty off the bottom.
@@Angel_hb I use 30ibs mono and sometime there to much wind the line would be all over the place 😂 if there no wind I can reels intill my line is straight to know my weight on the bottom but when it windy then there no tell
If you have a sinker on and let the rod sit you will (pretty much) always be on the bottom. And if you want to check if you open the bail of the reel and the line goes slack, that will mean that your bait is on the bottom.
Bull sharks were once thought to have been 'trapped' in Lake Nicaragua at over 100' above sea level, but it has been discovered that they swim 119 miles back and forth via the San Juan River to the Caribbean, even negotiating rapids to get there. They are diadromous and can pass between salt and fresh water as they please. Pups are born in fresh water but have to develop a tolerance for salinity.
Are they anadromous or catadromous ?
Yes they can. Been confirmed as far as St. Louis on the Mississippi River
I could be wrong but I thought I remember reading something saying they had found one along the Illinois Iowa border on the Mississippi which would be much further than St Louis. From what I've read all the real far north bull shark sightings on the Mississippi were a long time ago I know they're definitely in the south to this day because I see plenty of videos of people catching them. As to how far north they travel nowadays I don't know and since I live in Illinois it probably don't want to know LOL
@@billkaldem5099 Those terms relate to spawning fish. Bull sharks are viviparous.
@@gcrauwels941 got ya. Thank you.
When I was growing up we lived 3 miles from the Mississippi River in Lake County Tennessee. I fished there every chance I got and I caught a lot of catfish and ells but never a shark. I love the old mighty Mississippi.
I know the feeling!! I grew up in Millington TN and other areas near Memphis. People just don’t understand how large and powerful the river really is.
@@georgeanzelon8075 there is so much current and undertows. It is a dangerous river no doubt. Now I fish at the Tennessee River. I love it too.
Yeah you right yeah you right. Awesome video as always mark. Thanks for taking us along
I've been a subscriber since 2017, what an evolution. Thank you for your time Mark. 🎣
Why is the top comment always a damn d rider
You're welcome
@@markgreen7738 You're welcome
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So awesome. I live in Canada but only live a 3 hour drive from the headwaters of the Mississippi, it's only like 10 feet wide there lol. A bucket list trip for me would be driving along and fishing the entire length of the Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf. Cheers!
That’s awesome brother… The beautiful scenery is worth being out there… Thanks for sharing
Love your videos MR hood. You dame good at what you do and your the best 👌 👍.
One nice thing about river fishing, it's always a mixed bag. I normally fish for walleye and muskie on the hundreds of lakes in my area, but once a year me a some buddies camp out on an island on the Mighty Miss and fish for four days. We fish just a little up the river from you, about 1000 miles (1600 km.) as the crow flies. Haven't caught any sharks yet though 😉
Stop by our camp for all the beer you can swill and some big fish stories if you get the chance.
If i remember right, there was a story of some shark all the way up to MN or WI via the Miss Rv before dams blocked everything
Yes!!! I love the variety of river fishing. Especially at night!
Sounds like fun !
That is true. Rivers are highways for fish and best places for multispecies fishing.
Excited to watch you use all that skipjack from the last few videos over the next few months. Fall fishing is just around the corner
Thank you for sharing this! That would be a lot of fun to catch them Bulls.
When you’re fishing for sharks you have to let them take the bait. You don’t pull back and start reeling as soon as you feel something. A lot of the times they will come and snatch half your bait and then have to turn around to get the second half where the hook is. Even if it seems like they’re peeling drag on the initial bite you still need to wait to make sure the entire bait gets inside their mouth before you set the hook
I live on the outer banks of NC ,we are required to use circle hooks so our drags are set at strike
Same with Muskies.
@@kingfishone2345 I fish Tampa bay. All we use is circle hooks and 1+lb mullet. You have to give them line, or you will fail the hook set virtually every time.
@feeshyfeeshy We are catching 50 and 6olb adult drum in Pamlico Sound right now. The are getting ready to hit the inlets and hit the beaches, Tarpon are leaving as well.I live on the outer banks of NC.Catchemup!
@@chesterwells2824 - Yea I have trouble getting good hooksets with circle hooks as opposed to J hooks. I usually use shiners for freshwater. You're supposed to do a sweeping motion for circle hook hooksets right?
Great video.Love your gear.Glad i found your channel.
Wow this brings back memories of growing up next to Ol’ Misspi. About an hour north of Memphis. The 3 biggest catfish I have ever seen in person all came out of the Hatchie river, which is a sub river off the Miss. near Covington TN. Nice fishing man!!
Finally got my m hood fishing sticker I ordered and looks great on the fridge!
Baby shark fishing...wow....you guys are hero's!
Everyone’s a hero.
Hey love the channel you should do a catch and cook would love to see how you prepare your fish
I love how you say "calm down" to the fish knowing damn well you're about to shove a hook through it's spine and use it to catch sharks lmao
Calm down snowflake!
theres nothing lovely about it, have some respect
@@EgoShoOTer7788 👍🤣
ThErEs nOtHiNg LoVeLy.
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Gotta love daily uploads
Play by play one of the fishing shows best and interesting! Action packed!
Yeah you right!
Most interesting without a doubt!!
@@danielwalston9666 yeah you right!
I enjoyed the video... grew up fishing the Missouri, the Mississippi and the Illinois rivers, along with many creeks and lakes in the Missouri and Illinois region. This is the first I have seen a shark in the river! Louisiana is famous for good food, bet you know some good fish recipes. I have caught Thresher shark in California (Pacific Ocean) and they are great eating. I wonder how those Bull shark taste out of the Mighty Mississippi?
Bull sharks are very powerful predators in South Florida waters a force to be reckoned with for scuba divers
This is AWESOME!! You just got a new sub by the way.
Wow, does have shark in the Mississippi River 😳, nice shark 🦈 fishing 👍 cool
I grew up fishing the Mississippi river of narleans and never seen such fishes that you been catching b4. Maybe the fancy catfish but we call it like it is. If it looks like a cat, we call it a cat. Them fancy names are interesting
Great session!
Gaff top are great eating man! Cool vid man thanks!👍
Do you soak the filet‘s in milk? Just curious. I grew up catching em in NO. We never ate them. I just asked my padna why 40 years ago we never ate them. He said you gotta soak them in milk 🤷🏼♂️
The east bank is the coolest area in that area, I spent most of my childhood over there swimming and fishing in there.
Nice setup. Lots of gear for lots of opportunities. Smart
Awesome variety 🎣
Mr Hood is going ouh!! Would you look at that!😀😎👍👍🎣
Enjoyed watching
looks like a good camping spot!!!
Oh yeah! I would love to spend a few days right there soaking a bait.
Awesome video!
I'm From Buras, I get PO'ed when I have buy fish. Just fishing on the river like are you doing use to be amazing. I kept the fridge filled with cats, gaftop and reds. as well as crabs when the river was low.
So he made multiple new shark angler mistakes. 1. Must give sharks time to eat. Give them line prior to setting the hook. Sharks like to do an initial kill strike and than return to feed. 2. Crimped double barrels incorrectly and will not withstand substantial shark of any size. 3. You need much longer mono leader due to sharks tail whipping and rolling. 4. Much better Terminal leader material than basic single strand wire leader.
Fresh-water sharks and salt-water crocs. Will we ever be safe in the world.
Got that drag running 😂🎣🐟
awesome video! greetings from Brazil
You make good video! 👍👍
That snatched of the rod epic
Kenah Bruh in da house!
Baby shark! Wow!
Years ago I seem to remember that the gafftopsail weight record in Alabama was barely more than 8 or 9 pounds that one was a real good size
I found out that out after I through back what I guess was 12 lb in jetties in Perdido key Alabama .my step bro told me it was a world record after telling him how big I had no idea it was so small of a record.i just looked the record now is 10lb.nuce video
Great catch! I've been fishing 🎣 this Mississippi River (Missouri) with my blazer ss boat for a year and still trying to land my 1st Mississippi catfish
It shouldn’t take more than one trip to catch your first catfish
I did not know the Mississippi River had Salt water... Man you learn something new everyday
It's brackish near the gulf.
Wouldn't mind fishing with you someday caught some big donkeys at the fly but never fished west Bank enjoy the videos meet you at city park awhile back my name is Pierre.
Awesome video.
Watching here in Philippines 🎣
Are you still rockin that new bike that you did that little video about? Just curious how your diggin it? I know you mentioned some things here and there about it while you were trekking to your spots following that video. Just wondering your thoughts on it? Thanks
WOW!
In 1997 a 9 ft. Bull shark was caught by commercial fishermen.
I worked for ACBL and seen the shark from the wheelhouse.
I quit swimming in the green river that very day.
3:02 "Calm down...I'm just going to pierce your body with this fishing hook" lol
Very nice. Looks like a nice little shady shore spot. I don’t mean to sound ignorant, but do Tarpon and Reds come up there? Just curious. I’m from the northeast snd never fished those parts. Tight lines.
good video!
Awesome
Hey mark how come you don’t go to the old dock anymore
I could have gone my whole life not knowing there are bull sharks in freshwater rivers. I have caught (and released) many 6+ foot long sharks in the surf but I really don't need them in fresh water.
lmfao I love how calm and brutal fishing is. "calm down little guy" *sticks hook in back* *fish gets cast as bait and belly flops* *runs away in terror from shark* *gets bitten in half in a struggle between the shark and the hook in his back*
Why do you hook your bait where it might fall off casting
Live in paducah kentucky right on the Ohio. Blue cat fishing in my boat I had a three way rig on 80lb power pro cut like paper in a semi circular pattern. Using silver carp as bait. I think they go further more often than people think
how would the get that far? plenty of locks/dams in the way...
@@xisotopex Asian carp managed it, eels manage it, is it so unfathomable that a bullshark would? Especially given the incentive of a massive new food source *the carp*. In addition it is proven they have been north of me in Alton illinois, and further up the Ohio river in the much more recent past.
The eels, for anyone saying they are freshwater migrate to the sargasso sea in the Atlantic Ocean and then return...through the locks and dams. They are actually listed on several DNR websites.
@@jeffscherer2136 those locks and dams cant stay shut ALL the time....
@@xisotopex of course they cant. Thus proven by round goby, zebra mussels, eels, Asian carp, bull sharks, alligator gar. My point is if you add the incentive of a massive new food source *unfamiliar with your knowledge of just how many Asian carp are in our river systems* with the fact that bull sharks venture into fresh water, wouldn't it just seem logical if not probable that they would visit in ever increasing numbers?
I biked the other way and ran out of bikable levee. We have good spots her in the west bank. Especially in spring
Love catching gafftops they do fight hard. You think you have a monster on then you pull up a 5 pound gafftop lol
Wow I didn't know they were in there holy cow
This guy is good.
Catfish: I’m the top predator here
Baby shark: we’ll see
Mornin Y’all! 🙂
Man that ship at 4:45 is haulin butt!
A large bull shark would take off on a run that you would need to follow in a boat to keep your line from running out. Do you catch any blue cats there?
Thats why you use right size reel with enough line capacity and with proper drag. To deal with the initial run of larger sharks when shark fishing from shore.
Hey my uncle lives down in Mississippi we’re going for a truck what should I use as bait
god, ya quisiera pescar ahi
Alright alright alright!
13:00 gafftopsail cat, every fisherman's friend
very good
Very interesting
In Louisiana, they have found a new species of bull shark that doesn’t even swim back to salt water. Strictly in freshwater. They are bottom feeders/scavengers that wait for dead things to roll down the river.
@feeshyfeeshy I think they’ve evolved a bit. If the shark doesn’t need freshwater at all, doesn’t that constitute a new species of said bull shark?
What reel model you using for 10ft rod?
Penn bait runner
I would take some braided line and put a stinger on just above the tail tale of the live bait so that if it bites it in haft you still have the hook in there use a stainless steel one and tie it to the eye of the fist hook
Missisipi my dream 👍🤤
Hood do a shark catch and cook ,
"Put me back in the water and just wait till i grow up you SOB"
put the live baits in your landing net in the water.. little bait well
That gator @ 9:40 just waiting on you to toss him a fish
Wow he can catch bait!
Cool vid, but maybe make your presentations a little more stealth. Those bulls can definitely get a visual on the big 10 O hook nsuch. Enjoyable content and thank you..tight lines to you 🙂🌞
mm yum fish
how far up do bull make their way up the miss river?
One was recorded as far up as Alton Illinois.
I know for sure that two bull sharks were found comatose in lake pepin, which is around red wing,MN. It's a lake formed by the Mississippi River. So they have made it that far. I believe it was around 2006 or so
in 1937 commercial river fishermen caught a 5 foot 85 lb bull shark in alton illinois. 1750 miles from the ocean.
SHARK FISHING IN MISSIPPISSI RIVER WOULD LOVE TO FIND A PLACE ON THE RIVER AND CAMP OUT AND FISH AT NIGHT WHEN THE BULLS ARE ACTIVE 4 FT TO 5 FT THAT WOULD BE A CATCH GREAT VID KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Around how far down river were you?
Always remember, "A small hook can catch a big fish but a big hook won't catch a small fish!"
Ive fished shark here in Australia for 20++ year's, my trick is to use a salmon "gang hook" set-up with no less than 3 6/0's
Guarantee you'll keep the a hook or two in,
@feeshyfeeshy very true, never missed shark hookups.
A shark's a shark. They see and smell food? Attack mode is engaged!
A fish will see shiny and run, hence why I love sharks, it attracts them. 👍
What's a good size to eat? (Bull shark)
How far inland on the Mississippi are you?
Can you explain how you know when it hit bottom? I’m new to catfishing and sometime I think I didn’t let my bait hit the bottom
Braid helps feel when the bait and weight hit bottom, and you can see him hold the line itself after it's hit the water, plus you get way more line on your spool.
@@Angel_hb oh okay, I been using mono sometime I get it down but sometime I can go fishing for hours and there no bite I guess my bait isn’t at the bottom
@@CloudFT If you've got enough weight for the current it's gonna get down no matter the line, you just won't be able to tell, and some times, I know of some guys boat fishing for cats that keep it a foot or two off the bottom. Cats will still get it plenty off the bottom.
@@Angel_hb I use 30ibs mono and sometime there to much wind the line would be all over the place 😂 if there no wind I can reels intill my line is straight to know my weight on the bottom but when it windy then there no tell
If you have a sinker on and let the rod sit you will (pretty much) always be on the bottom. And if you want to check if you open the bail of the reel and the line goes slack, that will mean that your bait is on the bottom.
New sub ! Liked 🙏👍😎😎😊
I worked Charter boats years ago and I will tell you there are bull sharks in lake Mich,
That half alive lady fish was gruesome
Gafftop are excellent eating, you just need to get the slime off with hot water.
I want to see him catch one of those ships! 🚢
Are you close to the ocean?
“I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself